Megaphobe

This type of music is both refreshing and very catchy. The vocals, the accompaniment, the beat and the lyrics are all very memorable and very well-composed. The combination of English songs and French songs make this one hell of a great CD. The songs do have a slight pop-ish feel to them, but that doesn't take anything away from their general sound.Projet Orange is for real (I have to remember to spell Projet without a "c", heh) and this CD is definitely worth a look for any rock music fan.

I became aware of Projet Orange when they made their music video for the SAAQ (Quebec's Vehicle Board) which tells the true story of a teenager who died while speed racing on a rural road. The video is shocking and quite frankly the music just made the whole experience surreal.The music was fresh. The voice and the music were great. Then, about four years later, I hear a catchy song on my local radio: "Tell All Your Friends". The voice and the music had the same quality; the production was familiar but I knew the band was from Quebec city so I could not believe the same guys were getting airplay in Ottawa.Well Projet Orange were trying to break through in the Anglophone market! Curiosity got the best of me and I purchased both Megaphobe and Projet Orange's self-titled album.What can I say? They are both superb! The quality of the production is amazing, yet it retains a little raw element in it. The sound on both albums is much more diverse than I expected going from a crooner's jazzy "La Pomme" to pop with "Tell All Your Friends" and edgier rock like "S'etend l'amer". I strongly recommend.

まず、全体的にこのアルバムに収録されている曲達は、憂鬱な匂いを振りまいている。けしてカラッと明るいわけではないし、カラフルなわけでもない。このアルバムのジャケットのように、何かに押しつぶされそうな漠然とした何かを抱えている。けれども、その隙間に光る美しい歌メロやギターの旋律。甘ったるい声は陰鬱さと美を融合させ、黄色い曇り空のように音の世界を広げてゆく。これが、憂鬱にもなるのだけど、心地よい。聞き始めの頃はその重さからなんとなく疲れてしまうけど、聞き込んでいくと、捨て曲というものが存在しないと感じる。買って良かった。